Thomas Longosiwa won bronze in the 5,000m race in which Great Britain’s Mo Farah took gold and Ethiopia’s Dejen Gebremeskel silver. |
By Robin Toskin
Thomas Pkemoi Longosiwa won Kenya another precious Olympic bronze medal in 5000m, and his second in the greatest athlete’s event on earth, after a lung-bursting dash to the tape in London.
Longosiwa’s bronze came on a night poster girl Pamela Jelimo relinquished her gold medal she won four years ago in Beijing, China, as she was swept aside by Russia’s Mariya Savinova who returned 1:56.19. South Africa’s Caster Semenya late kick saw her win silver medal in 1:57.23.
Jelimo wilted a few metres from the finish line as another Russian, Ekaterina Poistogova, posted 1:57.53 for bronze Janeth Jepkosgei finished last in 2:00.19.
In the 5000m, Youngster Isiah Kiplagat Koech timed 13:43.83 for fifth place behind former homeboy Bernard Lagat who now races for the United States.
Great Britain’ s Mo Farah won it in 13:41.66 to beat Ethiopia’s Dejen Gebremeskel, who ran 13.41.96 min to win silver.
Farah’s feat meant he completed a double having won the 10,000m gold medal.
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